Neocons Demand "Crushing" Sanctions On Russia By Ron Paul!!
(2018-08-11 at 12:48:40 )

Neocons Demand "Crushing" Sanctions on Russia by Ron Paul

You can always count on the neocons in Congress to ignore reality, ignore evidence, and ignore common sense in their endless drive to get us involved in another war.

Last week, for example, Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-NC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and others joined up to introduce what Senator Graham called "the sanctions bill from hell," aimed at applying "crushing" sanctions on Russia.

Senator Graham bragged that the bill would include "everything but the kitchen sink" in its attempt to ratchet up tensions with Russia.

Sen Cory Gardner (R-CO) bragged that the new sanctions bill "includes my language requiring the State Department to determine whether Russia merits the designation of a State Sponsor of Terror."

Does he even know what the word "terrorism" means??

Sen Ben Cardin (D-MD) warns that the bill must be passed to strengthen our resolve against "Vladimir Putins pattern of corroding democratic institutions and values around the world, a direct and growing threat to United States National Security."

What has Russia done that warrants "kitchen sink" sanctions that will "crush" the country and possibly designate it as a sponsor of terrorism??

Sen. Menendez tells us: "The Kremlin continues to attack our democracy, support a war criminal in Syria, and violate Ukraines sovereignty."

There is a big problem with these accusations on Russia: they are based on outright lies and unproven accusations that continue to get more bizarre with each re-telling.

How strange that when United States Senators like Menendez demand that we stand by our NATO allies even if it means war, they attack Russia for doing the same in Syria. Is the Syrian president a "war criminal," as he claims??

We do know that his army is finally, with Russian and Iranian help, about to defeat ISIS and al-Qaeda, which with United States backing for seven years have turned Syria into a smoking ruin. Does Menendez and his allies prefer ISIS in charge of Syria??

And how hypocritical for Menendez to talk about Russia violating Ukraines sovereignty. The unrest in Ukraine was started by the 2014 United States-backed coup against an elected leader.

We have that all on tape!!

How is Russia "attacking our democracy"??

We are still waiting for any real evidence that Russia was involved in our 2016 elections and intends to become involved in our 2018 elections.

But that does not stop the propagandists, who claim with no proof that Russia was behind the election of United States President Donald Trump.

These Senators claim that sanctions will bring the Russians to heel, but they are wrong. Sanctions are good at two things only: destroying the lives of innocent civilians and leading to war.

As I mentioned in an episode of my Liberty Report last week, even our own history shows that sanctions do lead to war and should not be taken lightly.

In the run-up to United States involvement in the War of 1812, the United States was doing business with both France and the United Kingdom, which were at war with each other.

When the United Kingdom decided that the United States was favoring France in its commerce, it imposed sanctions on the United States.

What did Washington do in response?? Declared war.

Hence the War of 1812, which most Americans remember as that time when the British burned down the White House.

Recent polls show that the majority of Americans approve of President Trumps recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among Republicans, a vast majority support the meeting. Perhaps a good defeat in November will wake these neocon warmongers up. Let us hope so!

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